My favorite prayer is the holy rosary. I learned how to pray the rosary when I was ten years old. I came to know the praying of the rosary at an early age. When I was five, I saw many rosaries at the altar of my mom's room, and whenever I go to church I always saw people praying the rosary. At the age of ten, out of curiosity, I asked my mom to teach me how to pray the rosary.
At first, I really don't know the story and the importance of the holy rosary. I just love praying it. My knowledge of the importance and history of the holy rosary came in 1993 when I bought a book entitled "The Secret of the Rosary" by St. Louis Marie de Montfort. I read and reread the book. The more I understand the secret of the rosary, the more I love praying it.
Just as the fetus is connected to the mother through the umbilical cord, Catholics are connected to the Blessed Virgin Mary through the holy rosary. While the umbilical cord is only temporary, the rosary is for a lifetime. Its importance is second to that of the Holy Eucharist. It keeps us within the shelter of Mary's immaculate heart, of Mary's influence, and most of all, it keeps us connected to the source of everlasting life, Jesus. Have you not noticed that when you are not able to pray the rosary for a day, you feel somewhat guilty or you feel that your day is incomplete? That's because the holy rosary is one of the most important nourishments for our soul.
The rosary has helped and saved me many times in the past especially during the darkest days of my life. It gave me so much strength in the midst of depressions. I told my friend who is a nun, that even though I was so depressed I never gave up praying the rosary and never stop attending holy masses. The more I'm depressed, the more I clung to the Holy Eucharist and the rosary. My nun friend then told me, "That's the reason why the devil failed to overcome you because even if you missed your snacks you still able to eat the most important meals."
It usually gives me inspiration and assurance that I'm in a good company whenever I see pictures of Blessed Mother Teresa and Blessed John Paul II praying the rosary. I want to go to where they are now.
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!
- Mary June D.
The rosary has helped and saved me many times in the past especially during the darkest days of my life. It gave me so much strength in the midst of depressions. I told my friend who is a nun, that even though I was so depressed I never gave up praying the rosary and never stop attending holy masses. The more I'm depressed, the more I clung to the Holy Eucharist and the rosary. My nun friend then told me, "That's the reason why the devil failed to overcome you because even if you missed your snacks you still able to eat the most important meals."
It usually gives me inspiration and assurance that I'm in a good company whenever I see pictures of Blessed Mother Teresa and Blessed John Paul II praying the rosary. I want to go to where they are now.
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!
- Mary June D.